General Education Requirements

With the exception of the College Writing and Mathematics requirements, students are encouraged to distribute their general education requirements throughout their bachelor's degree studies and to include courses at the upper division level. To fulfill the College Writing and Mathematics requirements, however, students are expected to enroll in writing and math courses each semester until the requirement is fulfilled.

For the purpose of fulfilling the requirements listed below, with the exception of the International/Intercultural Experience and the Service Learning requirements (which are one semester hour each), one "course" is defined as having a minimum of two semester hours. No course can be used to meet more than one general education requirement, with the exception of courses that have International/Intercultural Experience or Service Learning embedded into the curriculum. Courses that meet either of these requirements as well as another general education requirement, as approved by the General Education Committee, are designated in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV at www.ulv.edu.

The Foreign Language, Studio/Performance Arts, Mathematics, and English Language skills requirements can be fulfilled through certification, which does not carry course credit. Students who wish to meet a requirement through certification should contact the appropriate department for information.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

  1. CORE 300 Values and Critical Thinking Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC1 in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  2. International/Intercultural Core
    1. Foreign Language. Two courses in one foreign language.
      2. Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC2a in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. This requirement can be fulfilled by successfully passing the placement test in a foreign language. International students can fulfill this requirement by passing ULV's English Placement Test or by completing assigned ESL courses. International students who graduated from a high school or college where the language of instruction was other than English can also fulfill this requirement by passing ENG 111. Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement.
    2. World Civilizations and Cultures. One course.
      Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC2b in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
    3. CORE 310 International/Intercultural Experience
      Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC2c in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement.
  3. Interdisciplinary Core. Two courses.
    1. CORE 320 The Human Condition, and
    2. CORE 340 Toward a Sustainable Planet
      Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC3a for CORE 320 and GEC3b for CORE 340 in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill this requirement by taking either CORE 320 or CORE 340.
  4. CORE 305 Service Learning
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEC4 in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement.

AREA REQUIREMENTS

Humanities -- Three courses from three different areas:

  1. Literature
  2. Philosophy or Religion
  3. Mass Media
  4. Interdisciplinary Humanities course

Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEHa, GEHb, GEHc, and GEHd respectively in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill this requirement by taking two courses in two different areas.

Fine Arts --

  1. One course in the history and appreciation of art, music or theatre.
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEFAa in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  2. One experiential course in art, creative writing, music, photography, or theatre, or two semesters of ballet, choral or instrumental ensemble, modern dance, or music lessons.
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEFAb in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill the Fine Arts requirement by taking one course from either area.

Social Sciences -- Three courses from three different areas:

  1. Behavioral Sciences:
    ANTH 250 Issues in Anthropology, or
    PSY 101 Principles of Psychology, or
    SOC 250 Principles of Sociology
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GESSa in
    the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  2. History and Political Science:
    HIST 110 United States History & Cultures, or
    PLSC 301 American Government and Politics
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GESSb in
    the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  3. Economics:
    ECBU 220 Economic Analysis I
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GESSc in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  4. Interdisciplinary Social Science course
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GESSd in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.

Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill the Social Science requirement by taking two courses from two different areas.

Natural Sciences: Two courses.

  1. One course in life science, and
  2. One course in physical science.
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GELS and GEPS respectively in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV. One of the two courses must have a laboratory component. Courses that fulfill the laboratory component are marked GEL in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.

Mathematics:
MATH 104 College Algebra, or
MATH 170 Mathematics in Society
Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEM in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.

English Language Skills: Three courses:

  1. ENG 110 College Writing A, and
    ENG 111 College Writing B
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GEWE1 and GEWE2 respectively in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.
  2. SPCM 100 Fundamentals of Public Speaking,
    or THAR 311 Oral Communication
    Note: Acceptable courses are marked GESE in the ULV Course Catalog on MyULV.

Movement and Sports Science:
MSS 001 Fitness for Life
Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from the Movement and Sports Science requirement.